Defiant Radio Story - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Paul Stenning · 7th Jan 2005, 6:59 pm

I found a photocopy of the attached article entitled "Story of Defiants" from the Co-operative News dated 30th July 1991, among some service data I am scanning.

It doesn't belong on a service data CD-ROM but I feel it should be shared.

Enjoy!

SPCh · 7th Jan 2005, 7:15 pm

... including an early reference to Mr. Scroggie. Strange (or perhaps not) how the same few names keep coming up.

Rejectostat · 18th Jan 2005, 6:21 pm

Thanks Paul, its an interesting article and worth downloading.

Contains 70 year old examples of "Rip Off Britain" - eg, GEC abandoning an order for manufacture of radios for CWS half way through, the Co-Op being barred from exhibiting at the Radio Manufacturers Show at Olympia in the early 1930s. With one or two exceptions Defiant were fairly average radios though.

7th Jan 2005, 7:15 pm	#2
SPCh Rest in Peace Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 345	Re: Defiant Radio Story ... including an early reference to Mr. Scroggie. Strange (or perhaps not) how the same few names keep coming up.

18th Jan 2005, 6:21 pm	#3
Rejectostat Hexode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Hertfordshire, UK. Posts: 279	Re: Defiant Radio Story Thanks Paul, its an interesting article and worth downloading. Contains 70 year old examples of "Rip Off Britain" - eg, GEC abandoning an order for manufacture of radios for CWS half way through, the Co-Op being barred from exhibiting at the Radio Manufacturers Show at Olympia in the early 1930s. With one or two exceptions Defiant were fairly average radios though.